Columbus Crew vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCharlotte FC rally for draw to end Columbus' winning streak
Patrick Agyemang scored the equalizer in the 84th minute as visiting Charlotte FC rallied for a 1-1 tie to end the Columbus Crew's five-match winning streak on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match because of an injury Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 16': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 17': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 17': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
- 17': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Offside, Charlotte FC. Liel Abada is caught offside.
- 23': VAR Decision: No Penalty Columbus Crew.
- 25': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 27': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 28': Attempt missed. Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 31': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 0. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 38': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 39': Attempt saved. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
- 45': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Kerwin Vargas.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
- 48': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Offside, Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
- 51': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 53': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 55': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 55': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew).
- 56': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Sean Zawadzki (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Westwood following a set piece situation.
- 62': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 62': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 62': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 65': Foul by Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC).
- 65': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. João Pedro replaces Jere Uronen.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Nikola Petkovic replaces Djibril Diani.
- 69': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Kerwin Vargas.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Bill Tuiloma replaces Andrew Privett because of an injury.
- 75': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
- 75': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Sean Zawadzki.
- 76': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
- 78': Offside, Columbus Crew. Christian Ramírez is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yaw Yeboah replaces Max Arfsten.
- 79': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Christian Ramírez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 82': Attempt saved. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
- 83': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
- 83': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bill Tuiloma with a through ball.
- 83': Goal! Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 1. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 87': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 89': Attempt missed. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liel Abada.
- 89': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC).
- 89': Nikola Petkovic (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Sean Zawadzki.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Iuri Tavares.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Matan (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 90'+3': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by João Pedro.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandru Matan with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Columbus Crew 1, Charlotte FC 1.
Statistics
 CLT |
CLB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 4 |
| 31.3 | Possession | 68.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 614 |
| 309 | Passes | 677 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 12 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 20 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,793
Venue: Lower.com Field
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Attendance: 20,793
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 2 | Columbus Crew | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Atlanta United FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Cincinnati | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Hagen (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 25 | Sean Zawadzki  |
| 27 | Maximilian Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 9 | Cucho Hernández |
| 10 | Diego Rossi |
| 17 | Christian Ramírez |
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 34 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 21 | Jere Uronen |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 28 | Djibril Diani |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 18 | Kerwin Vargas |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
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